Behold the Wood, darkened and deep. Behold the Ice, sepulchral and steep. Behold the Plain, scarred and vast. Behold the Desert, untouched and sun-blast. Behold and be Welcome, Araya at Last. A young woman walks a long and winding road. Sent down it as a coming-of-age journey by her people, the Royah, she will be changed forever by what and who she finds upon her journey. She will face monsters, fall in love, and learn much about the world and herself. She'll change the people she meets and be changed by them. She'll find and lose idols, mentors, and friends. She'll be scarred, find her strength, and fight.  This is not a story about a hero. There is no prophecy, no threat to existence over the horizon. This is a story about a girl, about her days upon the road.  Her name is Zira.